60NYT > Julia Werdigiertopics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/w/julia_werdigier/index.html?rss=1<p>Recent and archived news articles by Julia Werdigier of The New York Times and The International Herald Tribune.</p>Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usTue 31 Mar 2015 18:16:32 -0400http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.comHotel Review: Laura Ashley’s The Manor Hotel in Elstree, Englandhttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/travel/hotel-review-laura-ashleys-the-manor-hotel-in-elstree-england.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/travel/hotel-review-laura-ashleys-the-manor-hotel-in-elstree-england.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/03/30/travel/30CHECKIN/30CHECKIN-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>This property, reopened last July, offers a taste of the country just a short drive from London.By JULIA WERDIGIERSun, 30 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/travel/hotel-review-laura-ashleys-the-manor-hotel-in-elstree-england.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssNavigating Cultures, Accepting Criticismhttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/17/business/international/navigating-cultures-accepting-criticism.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAnn Cairns, president of MasterCard’s global operations outside North America, on ways to give feedback.By JULIA WERDIGIERMon, 17 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/17/business/international/navigating-cultures-accepting-criticism.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAloft With Landing Gear Incompletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/03/business/international/aloft-with-landing-gear-incomplete.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSimon Devonshire of Wayra Europe, a Telefónica start-up incubator, likens start-ups to a plane that is being built as it flies.By JULIA WERDIGIERMon, 03 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/03/business/international/aloft-with-landing-gear-incomplete.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssBailed-Out Royal Bank of Scotland Sees Years of Losseshttp://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/02/27/r-b-s-posts-15-billion-loss-for-2013/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/02/27/r-b-s-posts-15-billion-loss-for-2013/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/02/27/business/dealbook/dbpix-rbs/dbpix-rbs-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>After posting losses for the past six years — including a worse-than-expected loss of 8.2 billion pounds, or $13.7 billion, for 2013 — R.B.S. said it could be another three to five years before it returns to profit and rebuilds trust among its...By JULIA WERDIGIER and DAVID JOLLYThu, 27 Feb 2014 03:42:58 -0500http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/02/27/r-b-s-posts-15-billion-loss-for-2013/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssHSBC to Sidestep European Union Bonus Cap as It Cuts Costshttp://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/02/24/hsbc-lays-out-new-pay-plan-for-top-executives/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/02/24/hsbc-lays-out-new-pay-plan-for-top-executives/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/02/25/business/dbpix-hsbc/dbpix-hsbc-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The bank said it would pay an allowance to high-ranking executives in order to circumvent European compensation limits and announced earnings for 2013 that fell short of analyst expectations.By JULIA WERDIGIER and JENNY ANDERSONMon, 24 Feb 2014 11:28:23 -0500http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/02/24/hsbc-lays-out-new-pay-plan-for-top-executives/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssChinese Developer Envisions a Future for Abandoned London Dockshttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/19/business/international/london-docks-await-chinese-redevelopment.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/19/business/international/london-docks-await-chinese-redevelopment.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/02/19/business/DOCKLANDS/DOCKLANDS-thumbStandard-v3.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>London’s mayor has said the proposal by a Chinese developer for the derelict Royal Albert Dock will add $10 billion to Britain’s economy.By JULIA WERDIGIERWed, 19 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/19/business/international/london-docks-await-chinese-redevelopment.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssCigarette Ads Come Back to British TV http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/18/business/media/cigarette-ads-return-to-british-tv-in-a-cloud-of-vapor.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/18/business/media/cigarette-ads-return-to-british-tv-in-a-cloud-of-vapor.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/02/18/business/SMOKE/SMOKE-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Electronic devices are bypassing a loophole in the 50-year-old advertising code, but health officials and critics still have their doubts.By JULIA WERDIGIERTue, 18 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/18/business/media/cigarette-ads-return-to-british-tv-in-a-cloud-of-vapor.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssBank of England Shifts on Factors That Could Prompt a Rate Increasehttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/13/business/international/bank-of-england-moves-away-from-unemployment-trigger.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/13/business/international/bank-of-england-moves-away-from-unemployment-trigger.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/02/12/business/ukrates-pic1/ukrates-pic1-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The central bank&#8217;s governor said decisions on a rate increase would now be linked to a range of factors, and monetary tightening was some way off.By STEPHEN CASTLE and JULIA WERDIGIERThu, 13 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/13/business/international/bank-of-england-moves-away-from-unemployment-trigger.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssBank of England to Investigate Foreign Exchange Manipulation Claimshttp://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/02/11/bank-of-england-to-investigate-foreign-exchange-manipulation-claims/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/02/11/bank-of-england-to-investigate-foreign-exchange-manipulation-claims/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/02/12/business/dbpix-andrew-bailey/dbpix-andrew-bailey-thumbStandard-v2.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The Bank of England is working with lawyers to examine allegations that it indirectly condoned foreign exchange market manipulation, Andrew Bailey, a central bank executive, told Parliament.By JULIA WERDIGIERTue, 11 Feb 2014 07:37:27 -0500http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/02/11/bank-of-england-to-investigate-foreign-exchange-manipulation-claims/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssBritish Rate Still at 0.5% As Growth Stays Slow http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/07/business/international/britain-leaves-interest-rates-unchanged.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe Bank of England said it would keep its key interest rate at 0.5 percent, where it has been since March 2009.By JULIA WERDIGIERFri, 07 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/07/business/international/britain-leaves-interest-rates-unchanged.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss